Politics & Government
State Budget Leaves Local Tax Share Untouched
A proposal by the governor to pay state bills by halting income tax payments to municipalities had officials worried.
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned Tuesday night, leaving local governments’ share of income taxes unscathed.
“The budget bills did not touch the local government distributive funds, at least for now,” Mayor John Noak said during Wednesday’s village board meeting.
The news was a relief for local officials who .
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Trustee Jose Chavez summed up his reaction in two words: “Thank God."
Last month, Noak said the proposal could have cost the village hundreds of thousands of dollars and meant the loss of services for residents — including potential layoffs of police and firefighters.
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“At least for now, we’re able to move move forward with the local government distributive funds,” Noak said Wednesday.
The village will also be able to go ahead with plans to provide property tax relief to residents in the form of a . Noak previously said that the rebate was contingent on the village receiving its full share of state income tax funding.
The state budget was sent to Quinn Tuesday night with no cuts to the local government distributive fund.
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